different between outrageous vs arrogant

English

Alternative forms

• outragious (archaic)

Etymology

From Anglo-Norman outrageus, Middle French outrageus, from outrage; equivalent to outrage +? -ous.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /a?t??e?d??s/
• Rhymes: -e?d??s

Adjective

outrageous (comparative more outrageous, superlative most outrageous)

1. Violating morality or decency; provoking indignation or affront. [from 14th c.]
   • c. 1601, William Shakespeare, Hamlet, First Folio 1623:

     To be, or not to be, that is the Question: / Whether 'tis Nobler in the minde to suffer / The Slings and Arrowes of outragious Fortune, / Or to take Armes against a Sea of troubles, / And by opposing end them [...].

   • 2011, Paul Wilson, The Guardian, 19 Oct 2011:

     The Irish-French rugby union whistler Alain Rolland was roundly condemned for his outrageous decision that lifting a player into the air then turning him over so he falls on his head or neck amounted to dangerous play.

2. Transgressing reasonable limits; extravagant, immoderate. [from 14th c.]
   • 2004, David Smith, The Observer, 19 Dec 2004:

     Audience members praised McKellen, best known for Shakespearean roles and as Gandalf in The Lord of the Rings, for his show-stealing turn as Twankey in a series of outrageous glitzy dresses.

3. Shocking; exceeding conventional behaviour; provocative. [from 18th c.]
   • 2001, Imogen Tilden, The Guardian, 8 Dec 2001:

     "It's something I really am quite nervous about," he admits, before adding, with relish: "You have to be a bit outrageous and challenging sometimes."

4. (now rare) Fierce, violent. [from 14th c.]
   • 1590, Edmund Spenser, The Faerie Queene, III.4:

     For els my feeble vessell, crazd and crackt / Through thy strong buffets and outrageous blowes, / Cannot endure, but needes it must be wrackt [...].

Derived terms

• outrageously
• outrageousness

Related terms

• outrage

Translations

Further reading

• outrageous in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
• outrageous in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.

English

Alternative forms

• arrogaunt (obsolete)

Etymology

From Middle English arrogaunt, from Old French arrogant, from Latin arrog?ns, present active participle of arrog?.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?æ????nt/
• (Mary–marry–merry merger)

Adjective

arrogant (comparative more arrogant, superlative most arrogant)

1. Having excessive pride in oneself, often with contempt or disrespect for others.

   Synonyms: authoritarian, cocky, conceited, condescending, disdainful, haughty, high-handed, narcissistic, overbearing, presumptuous, supercilious, proud, vain

   Antonyms: servile, humble, modest

Usage notes

• Said of people, statements, etc.

Synonyms

• See also Thesaurus:arrogant

Derived terms

• arrogantly

Related terms

Translations

Further reading

• arrogant in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
• arrogant in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
• arrogant at OneLook Dictionary Search

Anagrams

• tarragon

Catalan

Etymology

From Latin arrog?ns.

Pronunciation

• (Balearic) IPA^(key): /?.ro??ant/
• (Central) IPA^(key): /?.ru??an/
• (Valencian) IPA^(key): /a.ro??ant/
• Rhymes: -ant

Adjective

arrogant (masculine and feminine plural arrogants)

1. arrogant

Derived terms

• arrogantment

Related terms

• arrogància

Further reading

• “arrogant” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
• “arrogant” in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana.
• “arrogant” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
• “arrogant” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.

Danish

Adjective

arrogant

1. arrogant

Inflection

Related terms

• arrogance

References

• “arrogant” in Den Danske Ordbog

Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle French arrogant.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /??.ro????nt/
• Hyphenation: ar?ro?gant
• Rhymes: -?nt

Adjective

arrogant (comparative arroganter, superlative arrogantst)

1. arrogant

Inflection

Related terms

• arrogantie

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /a.??.???/
• Homophone: arrogants

Adjective

arrogant (feminine singular arrogante, masculine plural arrogants, feminine plural arrogantes)

1. arrogant

Further reading

• “arrogant” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

German

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /a?o??ant/
• Rhymes: -ant

Adjective

arrogant (comparative arroganter, superlative am arrogantesten)

1. arrogant

Declension

Derived terms

• Arroganz

Related terms

• vigilant

Further reading

• “arrogant” in Duden online

Latin

Verb

arrogant

1. third-person plural present active indicative of arrog?

Luxembourgish

Pronunciation

Adjective

arrogant (masculine arroganten, neuter arrogant, comparative méi arrogant, superlative am arrogantsten)

1. arrogant

Declension

Swedish

Adjective

arrogant

1. arrogant

Declension